as in facilitating
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to cause (something) to happen faster
They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.
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Recent Examples of expediting
The Los Angeles City Council is set to meet today for its first session of the new year following a three-week recess, with agenda items expected to include expediting the rebuilding of Pacific Palisades, responding to federal immigration enforcement actions, and increasing city revenue.
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City News Service, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, find a way to get more goals in the team; whether through the January window or expediting Thierno Barry’s development.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Westerman, of Hot Springs, and Maine Democrat Jared Golden introduced the SPEED Act in late July with the intent of expediting environmental reviews and curtailing challenges that hinder project completion.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2025
This includes expediting proposals that clearly fall into the satellite licensing rules, allowing the FCC to focus on plans that deviate from the normal restrictions.
—PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2025
Trump admin responds to 'Dilbert' creator's plea to 'help save my life' by expediting cancer treatment.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Ultimately, city leaders agreed that scrapping the town hall was the solution to expediting the process.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
What To Know In his interview with the Financial Times, Emanuel addressed the fears that AI expediting tasks and freeing up time will result in employees leading less fulfilled lives.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, has said the agency—which has come under scrutiny for hiring three chemical industry lobbyists to critical roles in its chemicals office—is expediting the review process for pesticides.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediting
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Nicolás Maduro had long been accused of facilitating large-scale narcotics trafficking into the United States, with grave consequences for American security and public health.—
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But Indivisible is far from the only group facilitating immigration protests in Minneapolis.—
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The suspect was accelerating and weaving to try to shake the officer off.—
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
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“Expediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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